South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-33-5 — Misrepresentation or false advertising of policies as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 58-33-5
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-33-5 (2026).
Text
No person shall make, issue, circulate, or cause to be made, issued, or circulated, any estimate, circular, or statement misrepresenting the terms of any policy issued or to be issued or the benefits or advantages promised thereby or the dividends or share of the surplus to be received thereon, or make any false or misleading statement as to the dividends or share of surplus previously paid on similar policies, or make any misleading representation or any misrepresentation as to the financial condition of any insurer, or as to the legal reserve system upon which any life insurer operates, or use any name or title of any policy or class of policies misrepresenting the true nature thereof. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Related
Kirschenman v. Auto-Owners Insurance
280 F.R.D. 474 (D. South Dakota, 2012)
Delka v. Continental Casualty Co.
2008 SD 28 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2008)
Sentell v. Farm Mutual Ins.
956 N.W.2d 826 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2021)
Gregerson v. Farm Bureau Property and Casualty Insurance Company
(D. South Dakota, 2020)
Rounds v. The Hartford
(D. South Dakota, 2020)
Tovares v. Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
(D. South Dakota, 2019)
Legislative History
SL 1966, ch 111, ch 13, § 6; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 58-1-1
Citation of title.§ 58-1-11
General saving clause.§ 58-1-13
Severability of provisions.§ 58-1-14
Notice of nonrenewal of policy must be mailed sixty days prior to renewal date--Exceptions.§ 58-1-14.1
Notice of refusal to renew--Thirty§ 58-1-16.1
Applicability of §§ 58-1-18
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 58-33-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/58-33-5.